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January 8, 2020 | Main line

20 rail projects to watch in 2020

IRJ market analyst, Oscar Sinclair, profiles the 20 rail projects to watch in the next 12 months.

January 6, 2020 | Technology

US railway air rights service launched

SKYRIGHTS Holdings, United States, has launched a new service aimed at encouraging US Class 1 railways to monetise the air rights above their tracks for drone delivery and urban air mobility applications.

January 3, 2020 | Financial

Progress Rail sells maintenance equipment leasing business

PROGRESS Rail has sold its Progress Rail Equipment Leasing (PRELC) subsidiary to affiliates of Paceline Equity Partners, a Dallas-based private equity manager.

December 31, 2019 | Freight

Sale of Genesee & Wyoming to Brookfield and GIC completed

THE sale of international freight railway operator Genesee & Wyoming (G&W) to affiliates of Brookfield Infrastructure and GIC was completed on December 30.

December 24, 2019 | North America

Virginia and CSX agree $US 3.7bn investment to improve passenger infrastructure

THE Commonwealth of Virginia and CSX have agreed a $US 3.7bn investment programme to separate freight and passenger traffic on the Washington, DC - Richmond corridor, which will double the number of Amtrak services on the route to a near hourly service and offer a 75% increase in Virginia Railway Express (VRE) services on the I-95 corridor.

November 26, 2019 | News

Canadian National meets US PTC deadline ahead of schedule

CANADIAN National Railway (CN) says it has met the requirement to operate Positive Train Control (PTC) on all 35 of its US subdivisions, 13 months ahead of the December 2020 deadline.

November 25, 2019 | Infrastructure

Keolis to oversee double-track project for MBTA

MASSACHUSETTS Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has awarded commuter rail network operating partner Keolis a $US 30m contract to conduct phases 2 and 3 of the Franklin Line double-track project.

November 22, 2019 | News

Texas Central selects railway systems supplier

TEXAS Central, which is developing a new high-speed railway between Dallas and Houston, has signed an early contract involvement agreement with Mass Electric Construction for installation of all necessary power, signalling and communications equipment for the 385km project.

November 15, 2019 | Fleet

Marta finally signs Stadler metro train contract

ATLANTA’s Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (Marta) and Stadler have finally signed a $US 600m contract for 127 metro trains with two options each for 25 trains.

November 9, 2019 | Main line

FRA to fund US inter-city rail improvements

THE US Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) will provide $US 24m in grant funding in the 2018 and 2019 financial years to initiate, restore, or enhance inter-city passenger rail services.

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